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Peter Holm and family

Founded in 1952, Batt Cables is the oldest cable distributor in the UK. Based at Erith in Kent, its cables range across the industrial spectrum, from fibre optics for telecoms to 33kv power cables, twin-and-earth and flexible cabling for mines and quarries. Holm, 50, the chairman, and his family own most of the business, which made a £9.4m profit on £91.3m sales in 2007-08. With £31.1m net assets, it is worth £30m.